Constructive Criticism

 

What is constructive criticism?

Constructive criticism is a helpful way of giving feedback that provides specific, actionable suggestions

Constructive criticism can be a part of implementing improvement strategies to help employees set and achieve their work goals.

 

Constructive criticism

Delivering constructive criticism can be an effective starting point for implementing improvement plans, setting objectives for developing skills and increasing overall growth in the workplace. Consider the following strategies for giving direct and actionable feedback:

• Consider using the sandwich method
• Use the “I” language strategy
• Focus on the action or behavior
• Include specific positive praise
• Provide actionable feedback

1. Consider using the sandwich method

The sandwich method delivers constructive criticism in between specific praise statements. With this strategy, an evaluation or employee review is opened with praise for what an employee has done well before discussing which aspects of their performance need improvement. The critique is then concluded with another specific praise.

2. Use the “I” language strategy

Using phrases like “I think,” “I feel” and “I’d suggest” makes sure that the person receiving the feedback understands that the criticism is about the situation or behavior rather than about them as a person.

 

3. Focus on the action or behavior

When delivering constructive criticism it is important to focus on the specific action, outcome or behavior that you would like to see improve. For example, if one of your employees is not meeting call quotas for daily or weekly objectives, you would focus on what plan of action could be taken to help your employees increase their productivity and meet their quota

4.Include specific positive praise

Offer specific praise for an employee’s productivity, performance, abilities to exceed expectations or another success or achievement that was done well. 

5. Provide actionable feedback

When implementing constructive criticism, it is important to offer feedback that your employees can put into action immediately to achieve new objectives and improve their performance, productivity, skills or other areas. Consider discussing strategies that both you and the employee can use to work toward improvement

Taking Constructive Criticism Like a Champ(winner)

1. Stop Your First Reaction-Resist the urge to take offense. 

2. Remember the Benefit of Getting Feedback-Humbly consider what the other person has to say.

3. Listen for Understanding

4. Say Thank You-Appreciate the investment

5. Ask Questions to Deconstruct the Feedback

6. Request Time to Follow Up

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Movie Color Schemes-The psychology behind colors in film

1. A well designed movie color palette evokes mood and sets the tone for the film.

We break down the 3 factors to guide your film color decisions. The three main components of a color are hue, saturation, and value.

Hue – the color itself.

Saturation – intensity of the color.

Value – The darkness or lightness of a color

Choosing the right colors for the right spots can create emotions our audience .

For example A strong red color has been shown to raise blood pressure, while a blue color elicits a calming effect.

Color theory norms should be understood by filmmakers, but never seen as a limitation.

The types of  movie Color palettes /Color Schemes

There are a few different  movie color palette. A balanced movie color palette and scheme refers to the harmonious relationships of colors on a color wheel.

 

 The complementary color scheme  :

 Complementary color schemes are when two colors from opposite sides of the color wheel are used in conjunction with one another to form the color palettes. 

The goal of complementary color palettes is to create a visual ‘life’ in the frame. Red and blue, in the instance of Joker (i.e. warm vs. cool), . Dueling colors are often associated with conflict, whether internal or external.Orange and blue are complementary colors used in many blockbusters.

 The monochromatic color scheme:  

 

A monochromatic color scheme is when a single base “hue” is extended out using shades, tones, and tints.

Tints are achieved by adding whites, and shades by adding black. Monochromatic color schemes come in shades of a single color such as red, dark red, and pink.They create a deeply harmonious feeling that is soft, lulling and soothing. 

The Joker is another good example of a monochromatic movie color scheme. Nearly every scene set within the world of the matrix utilizes a brown color palette. Shades of brown permeate everything in the frame to create an unnatural, “sickly” effect.Monochromatic color schemes gives you a color hue within which to create contrast.

ANALOGOUS COLOR SCHEMES:

 Analogous color schemes utilize colors that are next to one another on the complementary color wheel. They tend to occur in nature and create a harmonious feeling that is pleasing to the eye.Since the colors lack the contrast and tension of the complementary colors, they instead create a kind of visual unity.

TRIADIC COLOR SCHEMES : A triadic color scheme is when three colors that are evenly spaced around the complementary color wheel are used in conjunction.One color in the triadic colors scheme is chosen to be the dominant one with other two used in complementary fashion. Triadic color schemes are somewhat less common.

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DISCORDANT MOVIE COLOR PALETTES

A movie color palette could all be one way, learning towards one direction, but then suddenly one element sticks out like a sore thumb. Discordant use of color in movies can help a character, detail, or moment truly stand out from the rest of the film. 

For example, the color blue in Amelie, or the color red in The Sixth Sense.  

A movie's color palette is yet another place where storyteller’s can create conflict and drama.

TRANSITIONAL COLOR SCHEMES

Transitional color usage is when a change in colors and color palette indicates a shift  of some sort. Over the course of the series Breaking Bad, Walter White lives a double life as alter ego Heisenberg.

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SCRIPT WRITING Screenplay or script.

All movies need a script.  A screenplay includes the dialogue in a particular way, and descriptions of settings  with abbreviated action.

 SCRIPT EXAMPLE:Life of Pie

 Practice writing a short movie script

A plot of the story  include:

1 a short description of each scene.

2 where the action takes place.

3 what happens in the scene to make the story interesting.

 

 WHAT’S YOUR STORY?

 To write a good screenplay for film, you need to:

1 decide the story you want to tell.

2 develop interesting characters for that story.

3 create obstacles and interesting solutions to the problems that your characters face.

4 write your idea in outline form.

5 expand your outline into a screenplay.

Choose your best idea

 Re-read all your ideas. The idea that fits in all these categories

·        Two reasons for an idea:

• It will help us think about the story in a format that is easier to make into a movie.

Developing our Characters

We have to identify our characters and our plot, then  create details our character to make our characters more interesting.

The character sketch describing our character by the important information about his/her:

• childhood

• favorite foods  and  clothes

• relationships with friends and family

• major problems he faces in life

• things he loves

• music he listens to

•  Describe the home life of your main character. Does he or she live with parents, a roommate, a dog, brothers or sisters, alone?

·        Who are his or her best friends? What are they like?

 

Creating Obstacles and Interesting Solutions to the Problems Tht our Characters Face

• What kinds of problems occur because of the solutions your protagonist tries?
• How does everything end?  
• How does the main problem get solved?

4. Story Outline- Outline

Now We make an outline. An outline is easy to expand into a screenplay.

Movie: Thare Zameen Par, directed by Chris Columbus

The story idea is: A dyslexia affected boy who find problems in studies, relationship with his friends and friends at the same age.  He is low self-esteemed boy. It is social awareness oriented drama movie.

Mainly focused in, a boys lively hood with his his own home, parent, brother, with neighbors, and school. Who is the hero? Ishan, a creative dreaming, and smart boy -like 8-year old.

What does the protagonist want?

Ishan wants to regain his esteem, he need a appreciation.

Who are the other characters?

His parents, only one brother, his teachers, then newly arrived art Teacher. What exciting thing (the “hook”) happens at the beginning of the story?

What gets the audience interested?

Who or what gets in the hero’s way?

What problems stand in the way of your hero getting what he wants? •

What solutions does your hero come up with?

How does everything get resolved? 

1.      Where does the movie take place?

2.     Who is main character?

3.     What is the goal of your hero?

4.    Who are the other characters important to the story? Are they the protagonist’s (hero’s) friends or enemies?

Then try and pick only one location. We can  to spend your time shooting,. Keep it simple and realistic. 

This is the goal our main character will try to accomplish by the end of the movie.

WRITING YOUR SCREENPLAY, FINALLY!

 We  have an idea. 

1. We have a good sense of the characters in our story. 
2. We have an outline. 

So, you are just about ready to start writing your screenplay. But first, you’ll need to know the format, some special language, and abbreviations.

A short film screenplay is about nine or ten pages long. It will be written and re-written, because as we can  proceed in the film making process.

Try and break it into sections:

Page 1: The Set-up (where the audience learns what the hero wants). This is the beginning, with a good hook.

Pages 2-7:The Middle (who or what opposes the main character and why). The problems the hero has to overcome.

 Pages 8-9:The Ending (where the problems are resolved). The protagonist either wins or loses.

  

Scenes:  Screenplays are written scene by scene. A scene is a part of the story that happens in one place over one period of time.

For example, if a movie starts out with a boy getting ready for school in the morning, there might be three separate scenes:

Scene

1. brushing his teeth in the bathroom Scene

 2. getting dressed in his bedroom Scene

3. eating breakfast in the kitchen

 Every time the location or the time changes, it is considered a new scene.

 

Slug Line

 Slug Line The first part of a screenplay is called the slug line.

A slug line lets everyone know where and when the scene is supposed to take place. Every scene in your screenplay should start with a slug line.

EXT. DESERT CLEARING – NIGHT

 

This slug line means:

• EXT. is an abbreviation for EXTERIOR, which means outside.  If it were an inside shot, it would say INT., short for INTERIOR.

• The next part of the slug line gets more specific about the location of the scene; a well sophisticated home.

• The final part of the slug line tells you when the scene will take place— in this case, at Morning

 

Parts of a Screenplay

The elements that make up the screenplay are:

Action – what is happening •

Characters and Description – who is in the scene •

Dialogue – what the characters are saying • How the characters say their lines

This slug line means: • Slug Line – when and where the scene is taking place •

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Story Telling in Film Making

Movies tell a story. movies gave us visual and a listening experience. The audience sees and hears the story. It is a powerful medium — people love the way movies tell stories.

 

The storyteller is the director. He is entitled to change the story.  He can decide whether the story itself can be simple or complex, silly or intense. He has the vision s which includes how the images are filmed, and edited, how the actors portray their characters, and what the audience experiences . He has the responsible for how the movie makes the audience feel about the story: sad, amused, bored, exhilarated, scared, powerful, or humble.

Film directors have been some limitations in case of the  the weather, number of actors, available space, and, especially, the money needed for props, costumes, special lighting, sound and camera equipment. It is the director’s challenge to make his or her vision translate from story to movie,

 

Film director’s needed Qualities

Director  will learn how to:

1.      • develop a story and interesting characters

2.     • write the story in the language of filmmakers: a screenplay 

3.     • create a visual storyboard to show camera angles, distance, and subjects

4.    • plan a filming schedule

5.     • utilize various camera, sound, and lighting techniques

6.    • work with actors

7.     • understand the power of art direction and continuity

8.    • use costumes and makeup

9.    • do post-production sound and editing

10.                      

Storytelling Methods

 

 

•  Making Movies Is about Telling a Story...Visually
• Words or No Words
• • Words, Words, Words
• • Making it Better: with Problems

 Making Movies is about telling a Story in Visually

One of the classic ways to tell a story is to follow this simple story formula:

1.      There is a hero.

2.     Hero faces a scary or difficult adventure or problem, serious obstacles.

3.     He/she is trying to accomplish something.

4.    Hero eventually overcomes his/her fear and goes on the adventure.

5.     Hero solves his/her problems, and overcomes the obstacles.

6.    Hero reaches his/her goal and learns a lot along the way.

7.      

WORDS OR NO WORDS

movie want to give a visual experience so that better to show to the viewer without using any words. In filmmaking, it is better if the feeling expressed to the audience would be communicated better without using words. In our daily lives, we have  experienced non-verbal (no words) communication is more effective than verbal  all the time.

 

Think about a movie that opens with a car chase, or a bull chasing

No words/ dialogue are used better to have only visual images and sounds or music.

 

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS

Movies usually include dialogue to help tell the story easily and understandable. Before starting to write a story a director or a story teller must take a field trip for this exploration. Go to a public place, like a restaurant or a mall, and observe the different ways people what they communicate. Also they must pay attention to the conversations around us. We want to observe the types of words, accents, phrases, and topics discussed, and how the people interact when communicating back and forth.

In order to make a movie, we will probably tell your story using action without dialogue, as well as with dialogue. It is important to

understand how to express parts of the story using only action and images, and to practice writing dialogue. There are no rules, but the films that many people respond to use dialogue that seems real — how a real person would talk.

 

MAKING IT BETTER: WITH PROBLEMS

 

Some stories are great.  Other stories are boring, and put the audience to sleep. Why? How do tell a story to make it exciting?

Storytellers often make their stories more interesting by adding conflict. The conflict can be a battle or a contest of some kind.

Sometimes, conflict is created when one person wants to do something, and someone else is trying to stop him or her from doing it.  

Conflict can also come from within the character. For example, a boy want to join ART group but his parents prefer SCIENCE subjects. There is a conflict arise, lifelong it follows the character.

 The conflict should be a interesting and dramatic one. An intelligent story teller can ability to create conflict, create a problem in interesting way. That will attract the views.

 In the movie ARUVI what is the conflicts of main character.

She put into a life killing decease

She is rejected by parents

She is exploited by the employer

Her relationship with people get into trouble.

No one believes her even her own mother or brother

Her life put into tragedies whether she over cme or how to face the troubles confidently This movie is an excellent example of how conflicts and obstacles can intertwine

 

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